Li Zhang, Wenqiang Zhang, Lin He, Huijie Cui, Yutong Wang, Xueyao Wu, Xunying Zhao, Peijing Yan, Chao Yang, Changfeng Xiao, Mingshuang Tang, Lin Chen, Chenghan Xiao, Yanqiu Zou, Yunjie Liu, Yanfang Yang, Ling Zhang, Yuqin Yao, Jiayuan Li, Zhenmi Liu, Chunxia Yang, Xia Jiang, Ben Zhang
BACKGROUND: Despite epidemiological evidence associating gallstone disease (GSD) with cardiovascular disease (CVD), a dilemma remains on the role of cholecystectomy in modifying the risk of CVD. We aimed to characterize the phenotypic and genetic relationships between GSD and two CVD events - stroke and coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS: We first performed a meta-analysis of cohort studies to quantify an overall phenotypic association between GSD and CVD. We then investigated the genetic relationship leveraging the largest genome-wide genetic summary statistics...
September 13, 2023: BMC Medicine